whotookkarl@lemmy.world to theydidthemath@lemm.ee · edit-23 days agoIf you jumped off the ISS, how long would it take for your body to de-orbit?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareIf you jumped off the ISS, how long would it take for your body to de-orbit?whotookkarl@lemmy.world to theydidthemath@lemm.ee · edit-23 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethreelonmusketeerslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-23 days agoNot sure exactly what the drag coefficient of a human is, but astroconverter.com and azcalculator.com suggest an orbital decay time somewhere between 2 to 5 years.
Not sure exactly what the drag coefficient of a human is, but astroconverter.com and azcalculator.com suggest an orbital decay time somewhere between 2 to 5 years.